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We saw him in our garden eating what we think were lizard eggs. You can see the shape of one in his throat in this photo.
Southern Arizona Herping Trip, July 20 - August 4, 2008
Salvadora hexalepis - Western Patch-nosed Snake (DOR)
Too bad this was the best I could do for the species.
Desert Patched-nosed Snake (Salvadora hexalepis hexalepis), California City, California (July 31, 2009)
This western patch-nosed snake was my second snake sighting this year and my first ever of this species. I don't know my snakes well and initially thought it was some type of garter snake based on its long thin body adorned in stripes, but something about the shape of its head seemed off. Upon closer inspection (in pictures, not in person) it has a large triangular scale at the front of its head, perhaps an aid when looking for reptile eggs to eat.
Mountain patch-nosed snake
(Salvadora grahamiae ssp. grahamiae : Colubridae)
Kohl's Ranch, Gila Co., Arizona, ca. 5360 ft. elev. Ponderosa pine/oak/juniper forest vic. of Tonto Creek.
Coast Patch-nosed Snake - San Diego County, California (5-19-12) * California Species of Special Concern
Coronado National Monument, Cochise Co., Arizona. Sadly this beauty of a snake had already been hit.
Wild. Texas Patch-nosed Snake (Salvadora lineata) in Austin, TX. Digging on a rocky limestone hillside. Summer '22.